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More than a third of degrees awarded are firsts for second year running

The number of first-class degrees awarded has continued to rise, with one in three students achieving the top grade, according to data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on Tuesday. In 2020/21, more than a third – 36% – of ...

25 Jan 2022 at 11:55

More students from ethnic minority backgrounds studying for degrees

More students from ethnic minority backgrounds are studying for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, data reveals. In total, more than a quarter (28%) of UK students were from ethnic minority backgrounds in 2020/21, one percentage point ...

15 Jun 2022 at 10:17

Number of first-class degrees falls for first time since records began

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has recorded a fall in the number of first-class degrees awarded for the first time. In 2021/22, 32% of undergraduate degrees were awarded a first-class honours classification, a fall of four ...

19 Jan 2023 at 16:27

More than half a million people study degrees by UK universities abroad – report

The number of students studying degrees from British universities abroad has risen to nearly 600,000, a report has suggested. The Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) said there needs to be better information and smarter regulation ...

19 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Universities’ over-reliance on fees from Chinese students is ‘a risk’ – watchdog

An over-reliance on tuition fees from overseas students – especially those from a single country such as China – is a financial risk for English universities, the higher education watchdog has warned. The Office for Students (OfS) has ...

18 May 2023 at 00:01

Degree course dropout rates fall to lowest on record

The proportion of young students dropping out of degree courses has fallen to the lowest rate on record, figures reveal. New data, published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), shows that in 2019/20 the dropout rate for ...

17 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Universities and colleges face investigations over grade inflation – watchdog

Universities and colleges could face more investigations over grade inflation after they have failed to take “sufficient action” on the issue, the chairman of England’s higher education watchdog has suggested. Lord Wharton, chairman ...

09 May 2023 at 17:04

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Number of overseas students in Scotland falls by more than 10,000

The number of overseas students in Scotland fell by more than 10,000 last year. Figures show foreign student numbers have dipped from an all-time high of 83,975 in 2022/23 to 73,915 last year – a drop of nearly 12%. The HESA ...

20 Mar 2025 at 15:39

More students from ethnic minority backgrounds studying for degrees

10 Feb 2022 at 19:25

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